The only thoughts I can finish these days seem to be belated ones. Here I am slightly expanding on a “tweet” of mine in reaction to the news of arch-conservative William F. Buckley passing away.
Mostly fond and polite remembrances were aired across the media.
But in an often included common clip, which I heard it on [...]
Memories of Buckley hint at degraded quality of debate
March 5th, 2008 No Comments
Tags: Buckley · Chomsky · debate · obituary
No clear leader
January 31st, 2008 Comments Off
On ABC News tonight, a report on the Republican field of candidates for President quoted a Texas diner goer as not seeing “a clear leader.”
Nothing else was shown of what this individual said, so perhaps he had a more nuanced view. But I wonder why people say things like that and I wonder why the [...]
Tags: campaigns · Clinton · debate · Democrats · Obama · Politics